Use a deck of playing cards to practice place value and other math concepts with your upper elementary child!

Here's a super fun game to get in some place value practice with your child!

Your child will be cheering for 8s and 9s as she tries to create a larger number than her competitors. Whoever ends up with the largest number wins!

Race to double numbers in this competitive card game. Try one-digit or two-digit numbers, or more!

Help cement the concept of place value with this simple activity that involves creating a set of dials made from Styrofoam cups.

Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Sharing can be a challenge, and division doubly so! Practice halving numbers in this competitive card game.

Most often, a collage is 2-dimensional, but instead of using paper as a base, this project uses an inexpensive pumpkin from the craft store.

What's the best way to make DIY compost? Kids will learn about aerobic and anaerobic decomposition while learning to appreciate the value of composting.

Many kids find themselves especially challenged by writing in third grade. Here's how you can help, using a technique called "storyboarding."

This project compares the strength of one, two, and three-ply toilet paper.

This Thanksgiving, make a pine cone turkey that can double as a personalized place setting for each family member.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Help your child improve his coin counting skills in these two math games that have him race to reach $1.00.

Coil your daughter's two favorite colors into a wearable pendant with just a few scraps of felt!

Your child can make a sweet and savory spinach strawberry salad; two ingredients that come together for a light and fresh summer dish!

Have a kid who loves to bead, but can't seem to keep them all in one place? Use those loose beads to craft a decorative wind chime.

In this social emotional learning activity, your child will write loving kindness notes to place around the home to serve as a reminder (for themselves and others) to see the goodness within themselves.

Help your third grader create a Venn diagram fantasy creature by combining two different creatures to create a fantasy creature based on their similarities.

In this popcorn experiment, students can explore how two things made out of the same material can have very different appearances and densities.

In this activity, your child will write stories about two different people. The stories will include similarities and differences in the ways each person lives in their communities.

Play a math logic and critical thinking game using a deck of cards. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in this fun activity.

Make your own menagerie of animals using empty walnut shells

The project investigates how friction affects motion by using different surface textures.

In this activity, learners will discover how to make a basic water filtration system using common materials found around the house or outside.

Here's how to create an easy travel checkers board that you are your child can enjoy together using simple materials.

Grow a garden with an environmentally-friendly twist by using plant scraps that usually get thrown away.

Recreate the fantastic phenomena of solar eclipses with your child using just a flashlight, a quarter, and her very own face!

El dia de los muertos (the day of the dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd every year. Other Latin American countries celebrate a variation of the holiday, but it originates in Mexico and is unique to this country. These two days

By using a tapestry needle, double-sided tape and a stitch guide, this activity helps make sewing more accessible to a beginner.